Orientalism: A Reader

by Alexander Lyon Macfie

Book Overview

A selection of key readings that provide an introduction to the intense 20th century debates around Orientalism

In the period of decolonization that followed World War II, a number of scholars, mainly Middle Eastern, launched a sustained assault on Orientalism the theory and practice of representing the "East" in Western thought accusing its practitioners of misrepresentation, prejudice and bias. An intense debate ensued, involving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814756654
• ISBN13: 9780814756652
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"